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* Ca 1880 New Orleans La.
† 1949 New Orleans La.
Name: Alcide Landry
As a brass band musician he played with:
Holy Ghost,
Lyons,
Tulane,
Tuxedo Brass Band
You don't hear so much talk about Mr. Landry but he
was one hell of a trumpet player. He used to play in them joints with Milé
Barnes and them, dance halls and bars and rooms like that. He was a
helluva brass band man. You could hear him from Canal Street to St. Louis
Street." (Harold Dejan)
Source: (http://www.thejazzgazette.be/augustseptember2002.htm)
He was the leader of the Eureka Brass
band during the 30's and played in the WPA Brass Band during the mid-30's and
played later in the Tulane Brass Band.16
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